GTR Tyre options
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GordonF430

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200 posts

237 months

Friday 30th March 2012
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HI Guys

Just wondering what tyres people had used for the GTR - mines a 2009 car.

Didnt fancy going to the local dealer for them!

Andy

ps - what a car! Picked it up on Wed and just cant get enough of driving it!

OldBob

290 posts

181 months

Saturday 31st March 2012
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Bridgestone RE070 are the usual runflat alternative to the Dunlops. (OEM size and profile)
Some use Toyo R888 but mostly for track.
There are Michelin's coming out imminently that apparently perform really well too. Both these are non runflat though. Search on gtroc forum for opinions etc.
Bridgestone's cost about £1400 a set, compared to rip off HPC offered Dunlops at up to £2250 or similar.

My originals were dunlops, I changed to Bridgestones when a big f*ck off nail put an end to the worn Dunlops at around 10K miles. Got them from kwikfit who supplied them at the time on special deal, maybe still will/do.
Dunlops apparently better in dry.

Zed Ed

1,145 posts

205 months

Saturday 31st March 2012
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Bridgestone or Dunlops RFT

Everything else has some form of compromise.

Price differential has narrowed somewhat from £1k plus to £500-£700